Official list of 12 Labour MPs standing down

Posted by Mike Joslin, WriteYou on 20 April 2017

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I have been passed a copy of the official list of Labour MPs standing down that has been sent to Labour's NEC.

Steve Rotheram, who by text told me yesterday he was unlikely to stand, is now in fact standing. Certainly Joe Anderson's decision to run must certainly have played a big factor in Steve's decision making process.

Here is the full list with updated article on runners and riders to come.

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Dave Anderson - Blaydon

Tom Blenkinsop - Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland

Andrew Burnham - Leigh

Jim Dowd - Lewisham West & Penge

Pat Glass - North West Durham

Alan Johnson - Hull West and Hessle

Fiona Mactaggart - Slough

Rob Marris - Wolverhampton South West

Andrew Smith - Oxford East

Gisela Stuart - Birmingham, Edgbaston

Iain Wright – Hartlepool

Michael Dugher – Barnsley East

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